The Canton Police Department audit dropped on the same day as the Karen Read retrial started and includes recommendations on how the crime scene surrounding the body of victim John O’Keefe could

An independent audit of the Canton Police Department commissioned amid the backlash over how it handled the investigation into Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe’s death and the Sandra Birchmore case was released Tuesday.

As part of the 200-page audit into the Canton Police Department released Tuesday, the audit team determined all procedures were followed related to officers’ investigation into the death of Sandra Birchmore.

An audit of the Canton Police Department was released on Tuesday and it includes a look at several high-profile cases.

The 200-page report pointed out several concerns in how the department handled evidence and interviewed witnesses in the 2022 killing of Boston police officer John O’Keefe outside a Canton home.

The 206-page report resulted from Canton residents demanding answers after Karen Read’s defense team began aggressively arguing that a conspiracy took place to frame Read.

The town is set to receive an audit of the Canton Police Department Tuesday, the same day jury selection will begin in Karen Read's second trial.

During the first day of jury selection for Karen Read's retrial, an audit of the Canton Police Department identified some missteps in the investigation of John O'Keefe's death.

An independent agency found no evidence of a cover-up by the police department in Canton, Massachusetts, in the death of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe.